Setting menus

SW MODE screen

Item/

Description of settings

(display mode)

 

 

 

 

 

USER1

For setting the operation of the function

(Camera)

allocated to the USER1 button.

 

COLOR BAR:

 

The color bar display is set to ON or

 

OFF.

 

SPOTLIGHT:

 

The auto iris control for the spotlight is

 

set to ON or OFF.

 

BACKLIGHT:

 

The auto iris control for backlight

 

compensation is set to ON or OFF.

 

BLACKFADE:

 

When the button is held down, the whole

 

image is faded out into black. The

 

sound is also faded out at the same

 

time.

 

WHITEFADE:

 

When the button is held down, the whole

 

image is faded out into white. The

 

sound is also faded out out at the same

 

time.

 

MODECHECK:

 

When the button is pressed, the camera

 

status currently set is displayed in the

 

viewfinder and on the LCD monitor

 

where it can be checked.

 

ATW:

 

The operation of the ATW function is set

 

to ON or OFF.

 

ATWLOCK:

 

When the button is pressed, the white

 

balance value is fixed; when it is pressed

 

again, the operation of the ATW function

 

is performed.

 

GAIN:18 dB:

 

When this button is pressed, the gain is

 

set to 18 dB.

 

O The picture may be temporarily

 

disturbed when the gain has been

 

switched to 18 dB or from 18 dB to

 

another value.

 

 

USER2

For setting the operation of the function to

(Camera)

be allocated to the USER2 button.

 

The settings are the same as for the ones

 

for the USER1 items.

 

BACKLIGHT

 

 

The underlining indicates the factory setting.

AUTO SW screen

Item/

Description of settings

(display mode)

 

 

 

 

 

A. IRIS

ON:

(Camera)

When the AUTO button is pressed, the

 

auto iris control operation is performed.

 

The IRIS button does not work at this

 

time.

 

OFF:

 

The auto iris control operation is not

 

performed even if the AUTO button is

 

pressed.

 

The iris control operation selected by the

 

IRIS button is performed.

 

 

AGC

For setting the auto gain control operation

(Camera)

when ON is selected as the A. IRIS item

 

setting.

 

6 dB:

 

Auto gain control up to 6 dB is performed

 

when the AUTO button is pressed.

 

12 dB:

 

Auto gain control up to 12 dB is

 

performed when the AUTO button is

 

pressed.

 

OFF:

 

Auto gain control is not performed even

 

if the AUTO button is pressed.

 

 

ATW

ON:

(Camera)

The ATW (auto tracking white balance)

 

function operation is set to ON or OFF

 

using the AUTO button.

 

At this time, the operation of this function

 

cannot be set to ON or OFF using the

 

WHITE BAL switch and USER button.

 

However, when ATWLOCK is allocated

 

to the USER button, the white balance

 

value can be fixed using the USER

 

button.

 

OFF:

 

The ATW function operation is not

 

performed even if the AUTO button is

 

pressed.

 

The ATW function operation selected by

 

the WHITE BAL switch is performed.

 

 

AF

ON:

(Camera)

When the AUTO button has been

 

pressed, the auto focus operation is

 

performed.

 

The FOCUS switch and PUSH AUTO

 

button do not work at this time.

 

OFF:

 

The auto focus operation is not

 

performed even if the AUTO button is

 

pressed.

 

The focus operation selected by the

 

FOCUS switch and PUSH AUTO button

 

is performed.

 

 

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Panasonic AG-DVX100P manual Auto SW screen

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